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Coach Alain Vigeault was not happy with the play of Victor Oreskovich on Tuesday.

Oreskovich was sent to the minors after the game on Wednesday morning and he play be dealt out of the organization to give him a fresh start. "I just wasn’t crazy about his game and thought that we needed something else," Vigneault said of sending Oreskovich back to the minors. He has no fantasy value, needless to say. Fri, Dec 9, 2011 10:24:00 AM

Victor Oreskovich has signed a one-year contract with the Vancouver Canucks.

He debuted with the Canucks in February last season and finished the year on the team's fourth line. "Victor made great strides last year, but this a year to establish himself," said assistant GM Laurence Gilman. "It's a short term and as a result he has the ability, if he performs to a level, to use this year for a spring board for greater things." Thu, Sep 8, 2011 02:43:00 PM

Depth Charts

Henrik Sedin extended his points streak to three games with an assist on Yannick Weber's tally on Thursday night. However the Avalanche would go on to win the game 4-1.

Sedin is now tied once again with his brother Daniel Sedin for the team lead in points with 66, however Daniel Sedin leads the team in assists (50) while Henrik leads in goals (17). Henrik Sedin has been hot of late, scoring six points in his last five games.

Coach Willie Desjardins shuffled a couple of his lines on Saturday as Nick Bonino also switched and was between Derek Dorsett and Radim Vrbata. Look for the Canucks to take these lines into Sunday's game against St. Louis.

The forward has played only twice since January 16 and managed assists in both games but says he will not be healed until the summer. He took a Chris Tanev shot off his ankle on January 13 and has not been right since. He has eight goals and 21 points in 45 games this season.

Alex Burrows will indeed play against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday night.

After taking a crushing hit by the Kings' Tyler Toffoli on Saturday night, Burrows is expected to take his place with the Sedin twins Henrik and Daniel on the Canucks' first line. Burrows has 14 goals, 28 points, 49 PIMs and 61 hits through 59 games this season.

It was only the fourth goal of the season for the Canucks second power play unit and that has to be pretty scary to most Vancouver fans. It was Higgins second power play goal of the season. He now has 11 goals and 33 points and a plus-eight rating.

Brandon McMillan and Ryan Stanton will be healthy scratches Monday night in St. Louis.

McMillan has played in only one game since March 9th and has not recorded a point in 28 straight games. He has a goal and two assists and an ugly minus 20 rating in 57 games this season with 50 of those games coming with the Coyotes. Stanton has not seen game action since March 12 and has registered three goals and 11 points with a plus 10 rating in 53 contests this year.

Radim Vrbata maintained his scoring ways in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.

Vrbata recorded a goal and an assist for his fourth multi-point game over his last five. He's tallied three goals and nine points during that time. For the season Vrbata continues to lead the team with 31 goals, and ranks third on the team in points with 60.

Dorsett continues to lead the Canucks with 162 PIMs, owning twice as many PIMs as Zack Kassian, the second place holder. For the season, Dorsett has six goals and 23 points through 71 games to go along with the third most PIMs in the NHL.

Linden Vey and Brandon McMillan will be scratched against the Flyers on Tuesday night.

Unfortunately neither have much fantasy value at this point. Vey has produced just 22 points in 62 games this season. While McMillan, who was a good source of hits while with Arizona (81 in 60 games), has hardly made an impact on the score sheet during his six games with the Canucks.

Alexander Edler and Chris Tanev have become the Canucks top shutdown defensemen.

Edler is plus-12 while Tanev is plus-11 playing against the opponents top line. Don't forget that Edler was an NHL worst minus-39 last season so the improvement has been outstanding. Edler is not having a great fantasy season points-wise with only seven goals and 23 points in 66 games but his overall play has been a boon to the Canucks.

Kevin Bieksa had an assist in a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Monday.

Bieksa has three goals and 12 points in 54 games in 2014-15. He has surpassed the 40-point milestone on three occasions over his career, but the 33-year-old defenseman is not a safe bet to do that in any future campaigns.

Chris Tanev recorded two assists in Monday's big 4-1 win over St. Louis.

Tanev now has consecutive games with a pair of assists. He also contributed four blocks during his 20:22 of work. For the season, Tanev now has 18 assist and 20 points, both career highs in addition to his 159 blocks.

Yannick Weber, yes, Yannick Weber, is now the proud owner of a three-game goal scoring streak, as well as a four-game point scoring streak with his goal on Thursday night. However it would be Vancouver's only tally during Thursdays' 4-1 loss to Colorado.

After taking a lead pass from Henrik Sedin, Weber simply entered the zone on the right wing and blast one past Reto Berra just 15 seconds into the third period. The point pushed Weber to a new career high in points with 19. Weber has been quite productive during point streak, tallying three goals, five points, three blocks, and 11 hits while skating over 18 minutes a night on average during his streak. If you need some depth on the blue line, consider Weber while he's hot. He now has nine goals and 19 points through 57 games this season.

Ryan Stanton, Adam Clendening and Brandon McMillan will be scratched against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

Of the three only Stanton has much of any fantasy value, though this will be his sixth straight game in the stands. Stanton has posted 11 points, 33 PIMs, 93 hits, and 106 blocks over 53 games this season.

Miller has been out five weeks thus far and while the original prognosis was four-six weeks, he may not be able to return until the playoffs. Just an update for those of you wondering about his status.

Eddie Lack will get his third start without of the season on Tuesday night when he takes on the Nashville Predators.

Lack has gone 1-0-1 with five goals against on 74 combined shots in games without rest this season. For the season, Lack has gone 15-11-4 with .920 save percentage and a 2.44 GAA over 36 games. He's 1-2-0 with eight goals against on 93 combined shots over three starts versus Nashville during his career.

This is Markstrom's first win of the 2014-15 season. The 25-year-old was once regarded as one of the best goaltending prospects in the game when he was with Florida, but his stock has fallen significantly. Markstrom has posted some good numbers in the AHL, but he has struggled to find his game in the NHL. He is still young enough that he can develop into the goaltender many expected him to be, but that doesn't seem likely to happen. Markstrom will probably be returned to the AHL when Ryan Miller (lower-body) is ready to return to action. Markstrom has a 1-1-0 record with a 3.08 goals-against-average and a .879 save percentage in three games this season.